Hawaiian Happy Birthday Card by Samantha Mann

Tropical Vibes Birthday Card!

Today we are sharing this fun and tropical themed birthday card by Samantha!

This card features:
Aloha Newton Stamp Set
Aloha Newton Die Set
Birthday Oval Stamp Set
Music Notes Stencil
Music Stencil

I started by stamping the images from Aloha Newton and then using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in! Once they were dry, I used a white gel pen to add some details. Then I used the coordinating dies to die cut out the images.

To create the background, I used Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Abanonded Coral and Dried Marigold. Then I used the Music Stencil and the same colors, but with a lot more pressure to add the subtle tone-on-tone look. I wasn't done there! Next, I used the Music Notes Stencil and some white embossing paste to add a few scattered music notes around the card. I complimented those music notes with the leaves and hibiscus flowers.

I finished the card by heat embossing the sentiment from the Birthday Oval stamp set. Then I added some foam tape and popped it up on the card. I also added foam tape to the newton image and hibiscus flowers. I hope this card makes you sing along to the happy birthday song!

To see more cards by me you can visit me over on my blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Music Notes Stencil Inspiration by Jennifer Jackson

Music Notes Stencil Inspiration

Hello! Jen here today and I'm two cards using our new Music Notes Stencil. We just added this stencil as part of our Retro Product Release, but I wanted to show some ways you can use it with other products too!

1. Aloha card

For my first card I paired the Music Notes Stencil with our Aloha Newton Stamp Set. I thought the kitty playing the ukulele would be a perfect fit! I stamped and colored the kitty using alcohol markers before creating the rest of my card. Of course I had to color the kitty orange to look like Newton! 

Next, I cut a rounded rectangle to hold my scene using our Frames & Flags Die Set. I then stenciled the fun retro sun from the Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set in bright fun colors, letting it bleed off the edge. 

I decided where I wanted the kitty to sit on the card and stenciled some music from the Music Notes Stencil so that it would look like it was floating from where he sat. I used some washi tape to mask off the areas of the stencil that I didn't want to ink up. Then I adhered on the kitty with some dimensional tape and added the "aloha" sentiment underneath the music notes. 

I added a bit of pattern using the fun teal print from the New Retro Paper Pack, cutting it out with the large zig zag edged frame from the Frames & Tags Die Set. Then I mounted everything onto a purple cardstock base. 

2. Happy Birthday Card

For my second card I created a fun birthday card featuring the Music Notes Stencil with our Newton's Birthday Trio Stamp Set. First, I stamped and colored that cute trio of cats singing "Happy Birthday" from the Newton's Birthday Trio Stamp Set. To color them I used watercolor markers.

Next, I created a fun music background. I cut out a square panel using our Basic Frames Die Set. Then I used the Music Notes Stencil with pink ink to create a fun music background. I added extra pink ink to the bottom to create a solid pink area to place the image over. 

I used the same teal print from the New Retro Paper Pack in the background. This time I cut it to a 4" x 5 1/4" rectangle using a paper trimmer. I then adhered all the layers onto a white card base, adding some dimensional tape behind the kitties. 

I hope you can see how versatile the new Music Notes Stencil is! This stencil will go with so many fun music related themes!

Don't forget to check this stencil out, along with other products in our Retro Party Release today! 

Mahalo Summer Card by Samantha Mann

Mahalo!

Today we are sharing summer vibes with a gorgeous card by Samantha combining our Aloha Newton Stamp Set and Hibiscus Stencil Set.

Samantha created a gorgeous background using our Hibiscus Stencil Set. This stencil has two pieces that layer together, one for the flowers and one for the leaves. She started by using stencil with the flowers, inking the flowers in pink and coral distress inks. Without lifting up the stencil, she pressed a clear embossing pad onto the stencil over the same floral areas. She removed the stencil and embossed the flowers with clear embossing powder. What a fun effect! Then she used the stencil with the leaves and inked it with green distress inks. She also added green inks over the whole upper part of the card front, fading them to the bottom left corner. Some paint and water splatters add a bit of fun texture. 

Next, she created the cute kitty image to add to her card. The cute cat peeking out from behind hibiscus flowers and tropical leaves is from our Aloha Newton Stamp Set. She colored the image in fun tropical colors and cut it out using the coordinating Aloha Newton Die Set. She added more individual hibiscus flowers and leaves behind the image to add some more dimension to the image. 

To finish the card she adds the word "Mahalo" embossed in white onto a small black rectangle. She also added some black and white washi tape up the side to help balance the colors. 

What a beautiful summer card! 

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy! 

Aloha Friend Card by Zsofia Molnar

Aloha!

Happy Friday! We are ending our week with an amazing sunset beach card by Zsofia! 

This beautiful summer card features the kitty playing a ukulele from our Aloha Newton Stamp Set. Zsofia stamped and colored the kitty in lovely neutrals with a pop of pink and cut the image out using the coordinating Aloha Newton Die Set. 

Next, she created a gorgeous beach for the kitty to play music on! She use our two piece Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set to create a sunset background. To do this she used the first layer of the stencil (with the sunset) and inked it in hues of pink and orange. Then she layered the second stencil over the sunset (with the palms) and added the palms using a black glitter paste over the stencil. How pretty! 

The sandy beach was created by die cutting an edge using our Land Borders Die Set and she added texture to the sand using embossing powder. She also added gloss to the kitties guitar. 

Here are close-ups so you can see all the incredible textures:

She also added sparkle by cutting out the word "Aloha" from the Aloha Newton Die Set from metallic glitter paper. The word "Friend" is from the Tropical Fringe Stamp Set.

What an amazing summer card! We hope you have enjoyed this inspiration today and are inspired to add textures to your cards!

You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign. 

Make Every Day a Beach Day Card by May Guest Designer Adam Karle

Hello friends, today we have a card that will have us all thinking about the summer to come.  Who doesn’t want to vacation at the beach? “Aloha Newton” has beat us all to the punch. Newton’s Nook has a knack for creating stamps that speak to our inner selves.

This is a standard A2 card and is my favorite type of card: clean and simple. I started with a white layer one and a circle stencil I made myself using a piece of plastic. I ink blended the circle using two shades of blue ink.  Next I used a darker shade of blue ink and white ink to create the wave action in the circle.  I finally stamped the sentiment in black ink directly onto the card layer. (Something I do not usually do.)

I stamped the napping Newton and colored him using Copic markers. I cut out the image using my Scan N Cut and an xacto knife but if you prefer, there is a coordinating die set for this that is available for purchase: Aloha Newton Die Set.

I attached the image at the bottom of the circle using foam tape. Next I added a few clear sequins and attached the card layer to a dark teal card base. 

For more inspiration follow me at www.instagram.com/ark513.

-Adam

Live, Love, Aloha Card by Samantha Mann

Live • Love• Aloha!

Are you in the mood for summer fun? This card by Samantha is perfect for a summer greeting! She created a delightful scene combing a bunch of NND products! To start out she colored the kitty with the ukulele from our Aloha Newton Stamp Set and the cute corgi wearing a hula skirt from our Corgi Beach Stamp Set. Don't they work perfectly together!? After she colored them in gorgeous vibrant hues, she cut the images out using the coordinating Aloha Newton Die Set and Corgi Beach Die Set.

To set the scene, she created two little islands using our Circle Frames Die Set and inking the die cut shapes with distress inks. She added a curve of waves in front using our Land Borders Die Set, again adding lovely distress inks to the shape. in the background she stenciled a leaf pattern using our Tropical Leaves Stencil and some green inks. To add on more leaves and flowers she stamped images from our Toucan Party Stamp Set (cut out with the coordinating Toucan Party Die Set). Plus, she added seashells from our Manatee-rific Stamp Set and a couple of tiny starfish from our Purr-maid Newton Stamp Set.

The finishing touch is the "Live Love Aloha" from the Aloha Newton Stamp Set, embossed in white onto a black banner.

What a gorgeous tropical scene! The colors are so vibrant and perfect the the tropical setting!

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Aloha Newton with March Guest Designer Alberto Gava

Today we have our first post by our March Guest Designer, Alberto Gava! We fell in love with Albertos vibrant coloring and scene creation with copic markers on Instagram. We are so excited to see what he creates using NND products this month! We hope you will enjoy seeing his beautiful creations on our blog each Monday this month!  Keep reading to find out more about him today and to check out his first gorgeous project below!

 

I’m Alberto, I’m a 24 years old boy born and raised in a little city near Venice and at the age of 19 moved to a little city near Milan to follow my dreams. Now I work in a craft shop and live in my own house with my boyfriend and my two kitties!

I’m in love with scrapbooking, stamping and cardmaking since 2009 when I discovered wood mounted stamps and immediately fell in love with them!

Since then, I loved practicing with different mediums and technique until I discovered copic markers and I must admit…it was love at first sight!

Instagram: loshakeratoalberto
blog: loshakeratoalbertoblog.wordpress.com


Hello everybody! I’m super excited to be March Guest designer for Newton’s Nook! I love the design of the stamps so it’s such a dream that came true!

For my first post I decided to go with a simple coloring with some of the things I love the most…bright colors, watercolor effect and of course cats!



I stamped one of the stamps from the set Aloha Newton and started coloring it with my beloved copic markers.

I decided to draw a bit of watercolor effect as background!



I hope you’ll enjoy my card and can’t wait to show some more during this month!
Have a creative day

- Alberto

Fan Feature Week - Day 2

The rest of this week we're spotlighting creations by our fans!

We see so many amazing projects featuring Newton's Nook Designs products that we thought it would be fun to have our Design Team members pick their favorites and share them on our blog this week! Each day for the rest of this week we will share a couple of our favorite projects, created by YOU, our fans! See your project below? Make sure to scroll down to the end and grab our "spotted" badge for your blog!

Design Team member Tatiana Trafimovich picked this beautiful and beachy card by Ishani. This card uses our Aloha Newton Stamp Set and Pawprints Stencil.

"I like the clean and simple style with a pop of bright summer colors that coordinates so well together. The coloring skills are also so amazing and bring to life the fun kitty stamps. It is so summery and fresh, it makes me want to go to the beach!"

Design Team member Zsofia Molnar picked this sweet baby card card by Anika Lerche. This card uses our Loveable Laundry Stamp Set and Stitched Onesie Die Set.

"I love whatever Anika makes! The colours of this baby card are gorgeous, so delicate yet so colourful! Shouting happiness! I love the onesies!"

Don't forget - we've created a fun "spotted" badge too - so if your project was featured above, you can you can grab this badge and share it on your blog with a link to this post to show everyone that you were spotted by the Newton's Nook Design Team! 

If you'd like to be considered for a future feature, tag your posts with #newtonsnook in social media to make sure we see them! Check back tomorrow for more fun fan spotlights!

Aloha Cards by Ellen Haxelmans

Aloha Kitty Cards

Today we have two amazing summer cards by Ellen using our Newton’s Summer Vacation Stamp Set and our Aloha Newton Stamp Set together! We JUST added die sets to coordinate with these two sets so Ellen wanted to share how fun these new die sets are to use!


For her first card Ellen used the kitty with the sandcastle and bucket of sand from our Newton’s Summer Vacation Stamp Set and the kitty in the hammock from our Aloha Newton Stamp Set together on the beach! She colored the images with copic markers and then she used the coordinating new Newton's Summer Vacation Die Set and Aloha Newton Die Set to die cut out all the images.

To create the sandy beach she used our Land Borders Die Set for the sand. She then assembled her scene and added in the die cut word "aloha" which is a bonus word die on the Aloha Newton Die Set and added the "enjoy your day" from the Newton’s Summer Vacation Stamp Set. The whole scene is mounted on a fun postage edged panel that was die cut out using the Framework Die Set. What a gorgeous beach scene! 

For her second card Ellen used the kitty under his beach umbrella from our Newton’s Summer Vacation Stamp Set and added in the tropical drink from the Aloha Newton Stamp Set! She colored the images with copic markers and then she again used the coordinating new Newton's Summer Vacation Die Set and Aloha Newton Die Set to die cut out all the images.

To create her scene she used our Land Borders Die Set to add in some grass and two layers of waves with our Sea Border Die Set. Again, she added the die cut Aloha and this time she paired it with the "your a cool cat" from the Newton’s Summer Vacation Stamp Set. The yellow postage edged panel was cut out using the Framework Die Set.

Aren't these fun beachy cards so awesome? If you already have these two fun summer sets you'll want to make sure to pick up the new coordinating die sets!

To see more of Ellen's beautiful creations, you can visit Ellen over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Find Your Paradise Card by July Guest Designer Milene Tiberius

Hi friends! I'm back for my second project and I'm so excited to be here!

How have you been enjoying the summer?

I have a dreamy and beachy card to share with you today, featuring some of my favorite products from Newton's Nook Designs. The color combo was inspired by my home country of Brazil, as green and yellow are our national colors. When we think of Brazil, we often think of a sandy, tropical paradise. Today, I wanted to incorporate that into my card.

I started out by creating my background, using the Tropical Leaves Stencil. I ink blended the leaves on a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock with an ink blending tool and Evergreen Bough Distress ink. I thought the harsh lines did not work too well for my design, so I lightly ink blended over the leaves. This softened the lines and gave it a tone on tone feel. I also sprayed the whole thing using a shimmer spray I had in my stash.

I stamped the image of Newton in the hammock, from the Aloha Newton Stamp Set, on a piece of watercolor paper. I used Antique Linen Oxide ink to stamp it because I wanted to do no-line coloring. I love that look so much! I used just basic watercolors to color in this image. Keep in mind that you will need to work on layers when watercoloring, especially if you're doing no-line! I almost gave up on the painting several times, but I'm glad I persisted.

The sun you see behind the scene is from the Paradise Palms Stamp Set. I again stamped this image using Antique Linen Oxide ink and went over the whole thing using a yellow shade of watercolor. I chose to do a sunset because that's my favorite time of the day during the summer.

The sentiment I chose for this card is from the same stamp set.  I white heat embossed the sentiment on a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock. I had watercolored my paper prior to heat embossing, to resemble a very light shade of wood. The stitching on the edge of my sentiment was created using a die. You could use any die that has the stitching detail, including the Framework Die Set, and partially run it through your machine.

I added a few strings of a thin, natural twine, for an organic look. Above the twine, I adhered my painting, that I die cut using a circle die, and my sentiment. I used foam tape for dimension on both pieces. The final step was to add some embellishments, so I added some white sequins and enamel dots to my card.

And that was it! I had so much fun creating this card that I ended up creating a second one! I'll be sharing that project on Wednesday over on my Instagram, if you would like to see it. I used the Hibiscus Die Set and it turned out beautiful!

I'll see you on Wednesday! Stay cool!
Milene

Interactive Spinning Dream Card by February Guest Designer Emily Lauritzen

Hello hello!!
I have a super fun card to share with you today!  It speaks a lot towards my current mood and what I'm dreaming of.

I just absolutely adored the Aloha Newton stamp set ...so I had to use the whole thing!  But fitting that many amazing stamps onto one card front can be a bit challenging.  So I made a spinning wheel card!!  Honestly, this is my first time ever making a card like this!  But once all the nitty gritty details were worked out, it was so quick and easy!!  The hardest part was getting the dream bubble the right size to fit enough of the image so you know what it is, but also fit 4 of them on my little wheel.

I started with the dream bubble from the Newton's Daydream stamp set, but that was just a little too big.  So I worked around with an oval die cut 'til I got it just right.  Then figured out where each bubble would land on my wheel and using a mask so I didn't get parts of the images where I didn't want them, stamped everything through the opening.

Now in order to get this many large images on this wheel, I had to make it kind of large.  So it ended up being a 4.25 inch circle, which filled a good portion of my card.  But I knew it would give me a nice space to create my little dream scene with Newton.  And I kind of like that the edges hang out a little on each side in addition to the larger opening on the right side.  It helps to highlight a little more that it spins.

I created a little cloud mask and used my Prismacolor pencils to add some dark stormy looking clouds, making sure to try and highlight the dream bubble opening above my sweet kitty.

Then I set to coloring my images!  I used the same colors throughout each image so the whole card has a nice flow to it.  And I tried to blend out around each image so there wasn't any super harsh lines as you spin the wheel.

From the images above, there is a beach scene with a sunset!  Of course!  You can't go to Hawaii without enjoying the gorgeous sunsets!  Then we have my kitty rolling in a bed of flowers!

Here we have my kitty playing an Ukulele with the sun setting behind her.

And of course, my favorite thing to do in Hawaii...Nap on the beach!
I started this card while it was dark and stormy here in Seattle and it's been a week where all I want to do is go back to Hawaii.  But I'll have to just enjoy it through my cards for now.  And let my little Cloud kitty share my dreams.

To finish off the card, I used a few little sentiments from the Aloha Newton stamp set and the Newton's Daydream stamp set and repeatedly stamped it tone on tone to some blue cardstock.  Then printed off my sentiment onto some vellum and wrapped it around the front of the card.  And randomly scattered a few Nuvo Drops for some shine, along with some sparkle to the flowers.

This card turned out so awesome!  I love it so much!

I hope all of your dreams come true!!  Thanks so much for visiting!!
 - Emily